Lil Wayne’s Rebirth album has caused an amazing amount of controversy in the world of rap and metal. Without judging the sudden genre change, I do not recommend buying the album. Only few select songs are worth listening to. I have to say that the only song I would …

I have to be honest. I was not a big fan of Katy Perry’s newest music video for E.T. featuring Kanye West. My problem with this music video is that it falls into the trap that a lot of music videos fall into these days. It is way too …

Banal pop music is an easy target even for the less than brilliant observers among us, and cultural satirists regularly jab at flash-in-the-pan musical phenomena. Is it always deserved? Or accurate? Or eerily prescient in terms of where such acts are headed in the mainstream musical landscape? Perhaps not. …

There was such a major controversy over the fact that Taylor Swift got snubbed by Kanye West during the middle of an award ceremony just so that he could talk about how much more qualified Beyonce was for the award. Though many would agree with him, I think that …

Hey Vanessa is a song by Sledding With Tigers and is the final track on their debut album, No Randy No. I’ll mention right from the start that Hey Vanessa is a cover of an Elliot Smith song. Opening up with a quick vocal delivery, Sledding With Tigers take …

I would recommend this song to all and sundry. Its appeal simply transcends all age boundaries, as evidenced by artist Susan Boyle’s unprecedented popularity in YouTube circles and the rest of the Web. For those who are not aware, Boyle was a much-maligned contestant of Britain’s Got …

Death Of An Interior Designer is a song by Death Cab For Cutie which appears on their record Transatlanticism. The song opens up with an odd drum rhythm before a calming guitar pattern comes in over the top and a subtle bass rhythm can also be heard in the …

Annie’s Song is one of John Denver’s famous love ballad’s but it is unique in that he does it in English and Spanish. It sounds so sweet that it can put you in a trans where you can forget your everyday worries or problems. It can mesmerize you with …

George Michael is a musical legend who first gained his success in the band Wham! I was a big fan of Wham, and still listen to most of their work to date. However, I am a bigger fan of George Michael�s Solo work, most notably, Spinning the Wheel and …

Fergie who sings for the Black eye peas has broke out with her new cd The Dutchess and every song is becoming a hit. The recent one Big Girls Dont Cry the same title as the hit by the Four Seasons is no way a copy of the …

If you are at all on the underground scene in Atlanta, GA, you probably have run into this young artist. Once a member of the group, the Fresh Air Foundation, this artist has figured out a way to bring balance back to hip-hop while exhibiting his own …

The fact that not many people know about this band yet is something that really annoys me, and I can only hope that anybody reading this review is convinced enough by the end to go and check them out. RUBY TIGERS are an Aussie band that blend indie rock …

The Happiest Days Of Our Lives is a song by Pink Floyd which appears on their concept record The Wall. The key thing about this track is that it acts as the transition between Another Brick In The Wall Part 1 and Another Brick In The Wall Part 2. …

For Tracy Chapman, the change could mean as something very mean, 22 years have passed since the debut self-titled album, Tracy remained in the same line, color music that was barely changed, and still the same observation details, about the shape of human life, one thing is becoming scarcer, …

Who Could Win A Rabbit is a song by Animal Collective and is the second track on their album Sung Tongs. Similar to the opening track, Leaf House, Who Could Win A Rabbit features instrumentation which is far more stripped down in comparison to the previous record, Here Comes …

This CD collection, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is definitely amazing. Lauryn Hill is simply a Diva in her own right and with her very unique voice, the finished product of this album is simply satisfying for me. Her huge success first started with the track “Killing Me …

Gates Of Eden is a track by Bob Dylan which appears on the album Bringing It All Back Home, one of my personal favorite albums from Dylan. I’ll just point out right now that the final four tracks of this record are just brilliant: Mr. Tambourine Man, Gates Of …

The CD Wynton Marsalis: Mr Jezzy Lord- Standard Time Vol. 6 is a CD of jazz music with trumpet as the dominant instrument. My favorite songs include Red Hot Pepper, The Pearls, and the New Orleans Bump. The CD has a great jazzy upbeat feel throughout. …

The Call Of Ktulu, the first instrumental by Metallica, is the second track on Ride The Lightning where I feel Metallica truly prove that they’re a lot more than simply a thrash band, these musicians certainly knew what they were doing (The first song I felt this with was …

Artist: Beyonce, Jennifer Hudson, Anika Noni Rose, and Sharon Leal
Video: “One Night Only”
Album: “Dreamgirls” - Music from the Motion Picture
Label: Music World/Columbia
“One Night Only” is a single and music video from the official soundtrack of the 2006 film “Dreamgirls” starring Beyonce Knowles (how fitting is that?). The song combines …

I just love this cd, this man is sooo talented and i would recommend eveyone to go and get this for your collection!!
His smooth, soulful voice is so powerful and unique.
A mixture of smooth soul and funk with maybe a little jazz in there too.
My favourite track on this …

Call of the Wild is one of my all time favourite songs, even though I am not the world’s biggest fan of the singer in general. I do like a few of his other compositions, but this one really stands out for me. It is unfortunately rather hampered by …

I Know Jack is a song by Megadeth which appears on their record The System Has Failed. Something to take note of about this song is that it’s an incredibly short track and doesn’t have all that much to it, it really doesn’t even follow the traditional structure of …

Haunting The Chapel is the title track for an EP released by the band Slayer. The track starts off with a quick, aggressive, and dark sounding guitar riff while an extremely heavy feel is reinforced by the bass and drums of the track. Thus far the guitar riffs each …

Canadian rockers Finger Eleven have been kicking it now for more than eleven years. From the underground smart-grunge sounds of their 1997 debut album “Tip” to the emotive and acoustic-laden drones of 2003’s self-titled outing, they’ve managed to run the gamut within the confines of alternative hard rock.
But with …

Perfect Situation is a song by Weezer which appears on their album Make Believe. Opening up with a simple guitar line and drum rhythm which both do a good job of building the energy for the track, a more definitive rhythm is established after about twenty seconds into the …

Down By The Seaside is a track by Led Zeppelin which appears on Physical Graffiti. Down By The Seaside starts out with a guitar introduction by Page, which has some type of effect on it which I’m not really sure how to classify. Plant then joins in with a …

Jay-Z
“99 Problems”
The Black Album
Roc-A-Fella Records
Director: Mark Romanek
Wow, I must say that I am impressed, this has to be the best music video from “The Black Album”. “99 Problems” is Jay-Z’s third and final single and music video from his eighth album titled “The Black Album”, following “Change Clothes” and …

Macho Man Randy Savage is prominent both in the squared circle wrestling ring as well as on the stage rapping on a microphone from his 2003 rap album, Be A Man. Did Macho Man Randy Savage hurt and harm his pro wrestling career by making this transition from wrestling …

The unofficial king of Dubstep, an up-and-coming genre of electronic dance music, recently released onto the internet a seven song EP entitled “Bangarang.” The EP is available for download from many internet music sites, including iTunes and Amazon. The EP comes as …

When I first heard this song I almost wrote a letter to Eden’s Edge asking if they wrote this song for me. Every line of this song is parrelel with my experiences. I had never heard of this band before this song. I saw it as one of the …

When I watched the movie Step Up 3d there was a scene in which the actors where all breakdancing and the main actress and actor were showing their moves together, and the song had a really beat to it and it really stuck on my mind. I searched for …

Like Spain, which makes a reference and a legendary song, from Chick Corea, Mata Hari was also a mover an expansive exploration of melody and romantic vocal lines. Mata Hari composition written by Al Di Meola, jazz guitarist, who was playing the electric guitar & roland guitar synthesizer, and …

The melodic rock genre has been privvy to somewhat of a mass resurgence over the last six or seven years, and it seems that it’s almost gaining enough steam to be as popular as it was in the Eighties. Sure some countries are yet to fully embrace the style, …

Highway to hell by Ac/dc is a song both of my friends like and so far I can see why. I’ve heard this song like a hundred times cause it’s a classic and that is all my two friends are into which is classic rock. This song has an …

If you’re a beginner guitarist trying to switch from acoustic to electric, I’m sure you’re searched and asked for many guitars that will suit you.
I have been playing guitar for some months now, and I’ve recently purchased a Squier Bullet Stratocaster electric guitar. This is one of the most …

Overview —“ A Matter Of Life And Death, Iron Maiden’s fourteenth effort and most recent album to date, is certainly one of Maiden’s most ambitious records where they certainly show off a lot of musicianship and excellent songwriting without worrying about track length at all. Just from looking at …

I have never loved any R n b artist until Chris Brown. He is truly a brilliant artist with a very lovely and unique voice. Not that other singers don’t have his talent, but Chris Brown sure is one of the best I guess in the modern songs I …

I’m Looking Through You is a song by The Beatles which appears on their record Rubber Soul. Before I begin I want to stress right now that this is one of the many examples on Rubber Soul that certainly proved The Beatles were about to enter into a level …

I’m sorry. I just can’t like the books. I can’t stand the movies. I have no fangirl fantasies of being swept away by a semi-dead 108-year-old virgin who wants to carry on tales of how he would destroy me if he made love to me and …

“I Know Somethin (Bout You)” is a rather interesting song. It appears on Alice In Chains album “Facelift”. What makes this song so interesting is that it doesn’t really have that Alice in Chains feel to it, except for in the chorus. It actually sounds like it could be …

Splinter is the seventh studio album by The Offspring, produced by Brendan O’brien and released in 2003, three years after the bands last album Conspiracy Of One. The album is a welcome step away from the last album, and I am really pleased to see the band’s return to …

You have to wonder how some people manage to get a song in the charts, especially high in the charts and for me this is one of them.
Barbra Streisand by Duck Sauce I just feel is a little pointless. Why Barbra was chosen as the focal point for …

Dio’s Holy Diver is among the most important metal albums of all time.Ronnie’s vocals soar with amazing beauty and depth.He is a great front man for any band.Even though I like his work with Black Sabbath much more than solo it still does nothing to change the fact that …

Best of and greatest hits CD’s are always worth a good review regardless of the singer/band, which is what led me to writing this review. Hope this review will persuade you to by this CD is you haven’t done so already. Good music at any price!
U2 The Best …

Last Night On Earth is a song by Green Day which appears on their album 21st Century Breakdown. Something I’m going to say about this track is that it’s the most melodic piece of music that I’ve ever heard Green Day do and I think that they just sound …

I first discovered the alternative band Lifehouse in 2001 when I heard their single Hanging By a Moment. I loved the song and Jason Wade’s voice so much that I had to buy their album, No Name Face. Usually an album has one or two songs that I do …

Unfaithful by Rihanna is a song about how this girl feels guilty for cheating on her boy friend. This song is sad and wonderful and sad at the same time because this girl knows what she is doing but she really is trying to stop. This song talks about …

I am a big fan of many types of music, so I would describe my musical taste as eclectic. I love rock, some pop, classical, alternative, rhythm and blues, jazz, soul, and gospel. A lot of the mixed CDs that I mix myself from my iTunes downloads or from …

Lady Gaga’s song, Monster is a single of her new album, The Fame Monster. I love this song so much. I think I literally listen to it at least six times a day. It’s a song about a Monster, or a guy who she knows is a bad boy …